Tokyo Heart Thief's Daily Life

Lupa and Xiaozhi also returned to their home, a small shared apartment with two bedrooms and a living room on the ninth floor.

I don’t know if it’s for fire prevention or diversion reasons, but the elevator in this old apartment only stops at the sixth floor, and floors above that have to be reached by stairs.

Thanks to this, although one has to walk up several flights of stairs every time to go in and out, the rent is lower than for floors directly accessible by elevator, which is just within the affordable range for two people sharing the house.

As soon as he got home, Xiaozhi, who had been patient until now, finally exploded:

"Ahhh, I'm so pissed (〃＞目＜)——! Lupa, did you hear that?! That man said something like, 'They are all my lovers?' with such a straight face! And he smiled so brightly, like he really doesn't have any psychological burden at all! He's definitely a professional gigolo, a gigolo!!"

Lupa: "Yes, I heard it clearly. And Luo Zhenjun is indeed a sunny, cheerful and tall handsome young man, a feast for the eyes~"

Ms. Lupa, a 22-year-old real adult sister, smiled even more happily than before.

In Lupa and Xiaozhi's shared apartment, they converted the large master bedroom into a simple recording studio, filling it with effects pedals and recording equipment.

Because there are so many residents in the apartment, when they want to record, they can only use a courier box to cover their heads and microphones, and then fill the box with egg cardboard to muffle the sound. The environment is much more difficult than the recording studio that Taoxiang and her friends have renovated themselves.

Even in this environment, they have persisted for more than a year and have worked really hard.

Compared to the environment itself, Xiaozhi could not tolerate the chaotic interpersonal relationships of Luo Zhen and his friends even more.

Although she was angry, she still packed her shoes and clothes, washed up, and then sat in the living room angrily:

"Lupa, aren't you angry? How can someone with such a chaotic private life form a good band?"

"And if they were just looking for boyfriends, it would be fine, but they're all, all... with the same man, maintaining that... that... ahhhh~! (〃＞目＜)"

Lupa: "I think you're very biased against bands, Xiaozhi. People who play in bands and don't have chaotic private lives are rare, right? At least for professionals."

Isn't this another form of prejudice? Lupa is just teasing Xiaozhi on purpose.

She made two cups of hot cocoa and gave them to Xiaozhi, who was lying on the table and scratching his head angrily.

Sitting down beside her and taking a leisurely sip, Lupa continued lightly:

"Xiaozhi, you are so disgusted with Luo Zhenjun and his private lives because of your mother, right?"

"..."

Xiaozhi didn't answer, but just kept silent.

Lupa, who has been with Xiaozhi for a long time, knows the situation of her family.

Xiaozhi was once a rich girl from a wealthy family. She won the first prize in the national piano competition in junior high school. She was a genius girl with impeccable appearance and talent.

But her family was unfortunate, and after her parents divorced, they paid almost no attention to her.

After Xiaozhi went to high school, he happened to return home one day and witnessed his mother and her boyfriend being intimate.

"...That's not love."

Xiaozhi cried, buried his head on the table, and clenched his fists tightly:

"That man is much younger than my mother. She just couldn't stand the loneliness and wanted a man to comfort her...!"

"She's only thinking about herself. She doesn't pay any attention to me, she's just trying to get her needs met... so I don't need her anymore! How can someone who lives a monkey-like life, obsessed with nothing but love, make good music?"

"Yeah~ I understand, I understand~"

Ms. Lupa remained calm and continued to pet Xiaozhi's head and stroke her smooth fur.

But even though she was just petting, Miss Lupa still took the opportunity to show off her bad taste and asked:

"But Xiaozhi. If the person you saw being intimate with your mother that day was a more mature and handsome uncle, would you have acknowledged her relationship?"

"Do you not want your mother to find another man and start a new life? Or do you hope your parents can remarry? Or do you not accept relationships where the boy is younger than the girl? ...Or are you simply jealous of your mother's boyfriend and feel that he's stealing her attention?"

"...Lupa~! You're evil! (?>﹏

If this was said by anyone else in the world instead of Lupa, Xiaozhi would definitely explode on the spot.

But because these were malicious and bullying words said by Lupa, Xiaozhi just cried in grievance.

This pair of sisters, who are 6 years apart in age, truly depend on each other and are each other's only family in the world.

Lupa held Xiaozhi in her arms and let her sob coquettishly:

"Hey, Xiaozhi, you're not wrong. Dishonest relationships are definitely not good, and you shouldn't just focus on your own physical and mental needs and ignore your family."

"But I think Luo Zhenjun and the others might not be like that. He was so frank with us, his eyes sparkling with honesty. Even Miss Taoxiang and the others looked at him with such happiness... Maybe he really is a good man who can bring happiness to multiple women? And he has a strong body, looks like he works out. I'm my type~?"

Xiaozhi: "...Lupa, you wouldn't fall for that kind of guy, would you? He's a high school student, much younger than you, huh?"

Xiaozhi raised his head suspiciously and looked at his only family member with great uneasiness.

Miss Lupa said nothing, but just smiled with her eyes narrowed in pleasure.

This went on for a while, until Xiaozhi calmed down.

This legendary girl, who decisively dropped out of high school and ran away from home, working hard alone in Tokyo for more than a year, is definitely not someone who would be easily discouraged.

...But although he won't be discouraged, Xiaozhi will still hesitate and hesitate:

"Are Momoka and the others really the right people? ...If they spend more time with men than on music, then that's different from our philosophy..."

Lupa quickly responded, "That's something you really can't understand unless you actually experience it."

Well... Xiaozhi also knows this simple truth.

People cannot understand each other by language alone, especially those who seek to make a living through music.

Letting their instruments and works speak for them should be their way of life, and it is also what Xiaozhi pursues.

only......

Xiaozhi looked towards the wall of the recording studio, where a group photo in front of the martial arts hall was hanging.

In addition to Xiaozhi and Lupa, there are two other members whose faces are covered with stickers in the photo. They are their former teammates.

Just forming a band means there will always be breakups and reunions.

Those who think they can stick together for a lifetime will eventually explode because of accumulated small things and end up parting ways unhappily.

With only two people left in the band, the bold words "Destination: Budokan" written on the photo seemed so empty.

...Of course Lupa also noticed Xiaozhi's gaze.

She touched her sister, who was six years younger than her and her only relative, and said:

"If you're afraid and don't want to get hurt again, then it's okay to stay the same."

"That TV show says it too: Escaping is shameful, but it's useful. We're just working part-time and playing music. Occasionally, we'll go to the studio to record new songs and post them online. We'll just create an entertainment music channel. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that."

But... Lupa's gentle voice remained unchanged, but what she said next was completely different:

"But if you want to maintain the status quo and continue to stagnate, then give up your dream."

"On the one hand, they don't want to get hurt, so they stay in their comfort zone. On the other hand, they cling to their dreams of going to a martial arts school and saying they want to make a living through music. It's ridiculous and makes people laugh."

"Lupa..."

Xiaozhi was hurt by his loved one's words and buried himself in her arms again.

She knew all these principles, but still needed someone to explain them to her.

Appropriate friction and stinging will make the healing wound stronger.

Lupa is not just a doting sister, she is also a sadistic big sister who will spur her on.

......and well.

Knowing that Xiaozhi has been defeated, Lupa still wants to say something malicious:

"Right now, Master Luo might be having fun with Miss Taoxiang and the others."

"The four of them will sleep together, all in love, tossing and turning, maybe even staying awake until the early hours. So, do they have physical training tomorrow? Maybe Luo Zhenjun is also a super bad student and will skip school to accompany them, skipping meals all day to stay fit!"

"...Lupa! Why are you saying such mean things? It's too filthy, don't say it! (?>﹏

Xiaozhi, a mysophobia student who has no resistance to topics like this, can never imagine that he will become obsessed with it in the future.

210. I already have a fiancé (5k)

the next day.

Because he was going to school from his old house in Kawasaki City, Luo Zhen once again experienced the torture of having to get up two hours early.

This made Luo Zhen, who had already experienced commuting in the city center, very painful, and he once again felt how terrible the siphon effect of modern metropolises was!

"Honestly, once you've experienced modern life, you really can't go back to the Stone Age..."

Takamaki An: "Is that really that exaggerated? Well, I understand that."

Luo Zhen's hot blonde best friend turned around and looked at Luo Zhen lying on the table like a dead fish, rubbing his big head with both heartache and amusement.

Seeing that Luo Zhen was so pitiful, Gao Juanxing quietly looked around.

Seeing that no one in the class was paying attention to her, Miss Gao Juanxing took off her coat and covered herself and Luo Zhen's heads with it.

Luo Zhen felt the movement on his head and asked with some confusion:

"Ms. Xing? What are you doing... Ugh~!"

As the surprisingly soft mass covered his face, all of Luo Zhen's complaints were silenced.

Gao Juanxie chuckled shyly:

"How are you? Are you feeling a little more energetic? If not, we can talk after class."

"(Muffled)...I'll never have enough in my lifetime. Xing, I love you, let's get married."

Luo Zhen hugged this wonderful woman who was very good at comforting people, and couldn't help but confess his love to her.

But Ms. Xing, who had a very high defense, just made a face and licked his face with her tongue:

"I don't want to~. I already told you, if you really want to get married, go ahead and marry Shiho. I don't care."

"But... if you're a lifelong friend, I'd consider it. Of course, a friend who only does things like this for you?"

...The hot blonde mixed-race girl who can play with the hearts of innocent boys is so hard to beat that no matter how hard you try, you can't win.

Luo Zhen's legs were shaking and his hands were cold because of Xing.

I really want to drag her to the infirmary right now, let her experience the warmth of our friendship as good brothers, let her...

Teacher Kawakami: "Hmm~! ... Luo Zhen-san, Takamaki-san. Class has already started, huh?"

""--oh!""

Luo Zhen and Xing immediately separated as if they had been electrocuted and tidied their appearance.

Luo Zhen could hear the giggling of the girls around him, and the grinding of teeth of the boys in envy and jealousy.

Alas...there is really nothing I can do.

I guess the pure friendship between Xing and I will never be cleared up in my lifetime.

But it's also good.

After all, Luo Zhen felt guilty, and he planned to cherish this deteriorated friendship for the rest of his life.

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By noon that day.

Luo Zhen chose to show up at the student union today and have lunch with the student union president, Shin Niijima.

After all, he nominally joined the student union.

Although most of the work is done by Shinjima Shin, I still have to go there occasionally to avoid gossip.

However, compared to his own problems, Luo Zhen still complained first:

"Niijima-senpai, you're the one who's having a hard time, aren't you? You have to go to the student council room for lunch. Don't you have any friends? ...Ah, sorry."

Realizing that what he said was a bit too hurtful, Luo Zhen quickly apologized.

But unexpectedly, Shinjima laughed at himself:

"It's okay. Just like what you said, Luo Zhenjun, I really don't have any friends in my class."